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PoorMens_Bravo
Jul 18, 2024Copper Contributor
Exchange CU14 changes in AD
Hi all, We see that Microsoft has released its latest CU that is CU14, our Org s getting updated from CU13 to CU14, the prereq here is, we will have to run the PrepareAD in order to proceed with the...
TaeYounAnn
Jul 19, 2024MVP
The tables in the following sections contain the Exchange objects in Active Directory
that are updated each time you install a new version of Exchange (a new installation or a CU).
You can compare the object versions you see with the values in the tables to verify
that Exchange successfully updated Active Directory during the installation.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/Exchange/plan-and-deploy/prepare-ad-and-domains?view=exchserver-2019#exchange-active-directory-versions/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002523
that are updated each time you install a new version of Exchange (a new installation or a CU).
You can compare the object versions you see with the values in the tables to verify
that Exchange successfully updated Active Directory during the installation.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/Exchange/plan-and-deploy/prepare-ad-and-domains?view=exchserver-2019#exchange-active-directory-versions/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002523
PoorMens_Bravo
Jul 19, 2024Copper Contributor
TaeYounAnn
I saw those things and realised about the object version changes, however why is the object version changing and what are the actual changes that are happening is what i am unable to understand.
Since we are running the PrepareAD cmdlet to update the Object version there should be some changes happening in the backend, this info is hard to find
I saw those things and realised about the object version changes, however why is the object version changing and what are the actual changes that are happening is what i am unable to understand.
Since we are running the PrepareAD cmdlet to update the Object version there should be some changes happening in the backend, this info is hard to find
- TaeYounAnnJul 19, 2024MVPWith the schema extended, the next step is to add all of the containers, objects, attributes, and other items that Exchange uses to store information in Active Directory. Most of the changes made in this step are applied to the entire Active Directory forest. A smaller set of changes are made only to the local Active Directory domain where the /PrepareAD command was run (or where the first Exchange server was installed using the Exchange Setup wizard).
Prepare Active Directory containers, objects, and other items
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/active-directory/ad-changes?view=exchserver-2019/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002523- PoorMens_BravoJul 19, 2024Copper ContributorTaeYounAnn
That is what our team is exactly looking, on what pieces of containers, objects, attributes is getting added here or getting changed or getting updated.- TaeYounAnnJul 19, 2024MVPThe primary reason for running the /PrepareAD command is to prepare Active Directory (AD) for Exchange Server deployment.
Therefore, if there are no updates to the schema, there will be no changes to additional objects through /PrepareAD.
The following links provide details on schema changes.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/active-directory/ad-schema-changes?view=exchserver-2019/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002523